Watches to wear with your flight jackets...

[Flightengineer]

They are beautiful chronographs, full of history.
Do you have pictures of yours?

My father also met Alexei Leonov in 1965, just after the cosmonaut did his first EVA. I have an autograph from him.

I also admire Leonov very much. In addition to his incredible abilities as a cosmonaut, he was an artist.

I don't have a photo here, they are in my mother's house.
I don't wear them, I have other preferences in watches, some of mine are in this thread. Yes, he was a good artist, although I don't really like his paintings. I was at a meeting with him 3 years ago.

 

[Saint-ex]

Seiko SARG009

 

[experimental1911]

Hamilton Mechanical, Canvas one piece band.

 

[LJDRVR]

That’s the Hamilton I bought my son-in-law as a gift for getting his enlisted wings. I was worried that being his generation he wouldn’t wear it, but he actually enjoys using it.

I‘m tickled to death he’s wearing a traditional aviator’s watch while working in the back of a 707, the first airliner I ever rode in, and the direct counterpart from the past to the jet I fly for a living now. (757/767)

Some things in the world just fit. I’m looking forward to seeing him in his A-2 next time I visit.

 

[blackrat2]

Issued in year 2000 CWC and NOS Aussi made Waterborne strap...

 

[Maverickson]

Hi All,


A mid 1960's USN issue Benrus watch .

As worn on his back to back 1966 - 1968 USS Oriskany (CVA-34) combat tours.

Cheers, Dave

 

[Grant]

Nice one Dave. So cool you have a photo of him wearing the watch as well.

 

[Griffon_301]

Birthday present from my significant other
Bulova A-15 time elapsed watch...

 

[Flash Badger]

Thought I’d share my everyday 1954 Birks Rideaux chrono. Probably the most reliable mechanical watch I’ve owned.

 

[Enigma1938]

View attachment 52396View attachment 52396Thought I’d share my everyday 1954 Birks Rideaux chrono. Probably the most reliable mechanical watch I’ve owned.

A relatively close look to the ww2 hanhart watches

 

[Flightengineer]

Suddenly got as a gift this quartz AVI watch from they Hawker Hurricane collection.

43 mm case

Looks like a part of WW2 cockpit

 

[ausreenactor]

Suddenly got as a gift this quartz AVI watch from they Hawker Hurricane collection.

43 mm case

Looks like a part of WW2 cockpit

Like it....

 

[MikeyB-17]

I've seen those advertised, they have various designs, that one looks pretty cool, a bit more understated than some of them.

 

[Flightengineer]

I've seen those advertised, they have various designs, that one looks pretty cool, a bit more understated than some of them.

Yes, AVI-8 is positioning itself as a British company, although of course production is likely in China. But the design is interesting, there are several of their official dealers and one I remember had a tent at one air show and then I tried many of them. I also liked the Harrier and Lancaster series.
But these that I now got I like with restrained minimalism. I had too many chronographs in my life ...it was fun but it turned out that I just need to know what time it is and not the time of sunset at an airport on the other side of the world.

 

[Bombing IP]

Very much like a cockpit gauge straight to the point with the information ,reminds me of the Bell & Ross square watch .I like it and I have seen the Harrier one ,that the one I would go for because I did my apprenticeship at Hawker Siddeley In Kingston and worked on the Harriers in production .Long gone now the site had houses built where the factory was .

Jeff

 

[Flightengineer]

Very much like a cockpit gauge straight to the point with the information ,reminds me of the Bell & Ross square watch .I like it and I have seen the Harrier one ,that the one I would go for because I did my apprenticeship at Hawker Siddeley In Kingston and worked on the Harriers in production .Long gone now the site houses built where the factory was .

Jeff

Jeff that's cool. HS! Without risking hijacking this thread, I want to say that I wrote an essay about Sea Harrier at the institute when I was studying to be an aviation engineer. We specialized in vertical takeoff aircraft (Yak-38 upgrades), or rather, control systems for rotary nozzles. Harrier is a great bird and it's good that you worked with her. It is a pity that they no longer fly. Or it seems that only in Spane remained if I don't confuse anything.

 

[Bombing IP]

Moved to Flight Deck

 

[Bombing IP]

Moved to flight Deck

 

[Flightengineer]

The Harrier had one engine four vectored thrust nozzles ,vert short stubby wing span and a massive lead weight at the aft of the tail to change the center of gravity ,no fly by wire then . One of the jobs we had was to take the Aden Cannon pods and affix them to a secured fixture and set them up with electric loom to test fire them into the sand pits .The Aden cannon shot a 30mm round at 3150 rounds a minutes ,a far cry from the 303 the Hurricanes used .The round in the Aden cannon were fired electronically .Every Aden pod sent out with a Harrier was a refurbished unit the Navy and the Airforce di not buy new ones ? why I do not know .

BIP

Need new thread in flight deck section

 

[Bombing IP]

Yes